My work captures and animates liminal moments revealing a world in which objects, beings, emotions, and place are interconnected and in flux. Each sculpture’s form is an adaptation or challenge to its surroundings expressing a range of emotions like defeat, defiance, risk, or hope. The work is drawn from my interests in postmodern abstraction of amassing information, our contemporary domestic lifestyle, and gesture and locomotion's connection to emotion.
I work with clay, wood, fabric, and foam, common materials of our domestic environment. Historically linked to humankind and notions of embodiment, clay in my work is representational of our humanity revealing physical characteristics of the body as well as a range of emotional and mental states. I utilize wood furniture or construction lumber supportively to provide context of domesticity or landscape. Cardboard, fabric, and foam add softness and counteract the density of the wood and clay while referring obliquely to their domestic roles. By interworking these materials, a dialogue emerges portraying physical and metaphorical spaces in our lives.
I work with clay, wood, fabric, and foam, common materials of our domestic environment. Historically linked to humankind and notions of embodiment, clay in my work is representational of our humanity revealing physical characteristics of the body as well as a range of emotional and mental states. I utilize wood furniture or construction lumber supportively to provide context of domesticity or landscape. Cardboard, fabric, and foam add softness and counteract the density of the wood and clay while referring obliquely to their domestic roles. By interworking these materials, a dialogue emerges portraying physical and metaphorical spaces in our lives.